Beginning in 1944, trade winds carried weaponized Japanese balloons to the North America. This technical report, issued to Allied forces, shows ballon types, their equipment and locates all... More > discovered landings across East Asia, the U.S, Canada and Mexico. It calculates lift power, loads, and inferred performance. Commonly remembered as incendiary, a wider variety of payloads were indicated: personnel, explosives, germs, radiosondes, and anti aircraft gear. Memos describe recovered balloons and the poor results from extensive radar detection testing. The report closes with modeling flights, times, loads, and distances. This is a high quality facsimile of the typescript 115-page report, including 28 photos and 3 drawings. It offers a fascinating look at unmanned aerial vehciles of WWII.< Less

Covers the research, development and production of small arms and aircraft armament produced by and for the Japanese Army through the end of WWII. Detailed information on Japanese weapons: pistols,... More > rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, automatic cannon, grenade discharger, body armor, spears, swords, bow and arrows, and other crude devices being prepared for use by the general populace to meet Allied invasion. Reprinted in a 1971 by an unidentified publisher. All of the many photographs (most illustrating the various weapons) and illustrations were reproduced from the original report. Originally published 13 March 1946 by the Office of the Chief Ordnance Officer, General Headquarters, Army Forces, Pacific. 120 pages, 71 photos, 20 drawings, 7 tables.< Less

A new officer talks about his personal experiences as a police officer in small-town, rural Texas. The stories are a compilation of fun events, unique experiences, and tragic circumstances as... More > experienced by the author in his first five years of law enforcement. Full Report puts you in the driver's seat of a Texas patrol car and in the mind of a new police officer. Full Report is not a technical journal or a legal reference. The stories are told as if you are sitting by the fireplace having coffee with an old friend. If you think you know what its like to be a small town cop, you may have a different outlook after reading Full Report!< Less

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